An article in this week’s Education Week tells about the spread of sexting, which is the sharing sexually explicit photos, videos and chat by cell phone or online. The article cites an Associated Press-MTV poll, which found that more than a quarter of young people have been involved in sexting in some form. The article also includes an interview with an assistant principal who was charged with possession of child pornography as the result of collecting evidence in a sexting incident. He was finally cleared but realized that lack of school district policy on the matter resulted in his situation, which included a great deal of mental anguish and legal expense. Is your district up to speed on this issue? Here is the link to the article and interview.
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Click here for an article from eSchool News on a suicide associated with sexting.
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